Build thread? Picture thread!

monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 22, 2021

Gonna use this old 29g tall sump as a mixing container for sw for now. I could only get 10gals in this rubbermaid so i need more. Lol. Trying to work my dkh down and i think this fresh io will mix up lower than my display.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 22, 2021

My ato is working great. I can go.prob 1 to 1 1/2 weeks no top off. Wow. Nice not topping of once or twice a day by hand. Lol.
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Brady4000 · May 22, 2021

Never had a saltwater tank without an ATO. The struggle is real! Twice a day...

monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

Brady i am opposite. Ive never had one with one. Lol. Amazing.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

Cleaned the sump tank up enough for 10-20gals more in one side. Im sure in at least at 30gals for a wc.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

Got the salitinity right in this one

monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

All the feather duster worm shells from the sump cleaning. Lol

monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

I swear i empty and clean this thing every week.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

The 1 wc brought my dkh from 12.5 to 11.8 so im hopeful the next 1 or 2 will do it. Lol. Jeesh.
Btw my new magnetic stirrer bars are awsome! Lol. I paid prob $40 so i dont have to swirl the vials with my wrist. Lol. Im old! Give me a break.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

The initial color change i saw imeditaly well using the stirrer and correct size bar.
I added until it stayed the pink purple color. Got it to 11.8. Still little high but glad its going down. Lol.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

Im gonna top.off with sw to get my salinity back up to 1.025-1.026
Currently 1.023-1.024...
So just a little but still....did another wc today. Got to test alk. See where thats at. I really over did the alk. Lol.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 23, 2021

11.8 alk

monkeyCmonkeyDo · May 24, 2021

So i bought a sebae anenome. Lol
1 topcrown snail
4 small turbos
1 small urchin.
1 golden damsel

I have 1 sps still doing ok. Lol. The alk still needa to come dowb to 9-10.
Salt idk i havent tested but some did evaporate and i topped off 1 cup of sw.
Giving it time. Pain to get the nem to actual take foot hold. Lol.
Using a pvc coupler i pinned it up against a rock. Seems to be attaching now. Lol
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